[OSM-talk-be] It was only a matter of time ...

[Glenn Plas]

>     Perhaps I should try it out, I only tried out what it produces, so it's
>     frustrating.  I have the feeling from looking at the data that it
>     doesn't take the existing data into account, when someone marks a
>     speed_camera, it's usually not connected to the way, but right on top of
>     it however (not taking into account the missing relations that should be
>     created for enforcements).
> 
> 
> I don't think speed_cams should be nodes on the way. They should be next
> to the way at the exact position where they are. Sometimes to the right,
> sometimes to the left  one the 'middenberm'.

Indeed, but ID users want them on the road, that is the intention anyway
looking at the data.  A speedcamera isn't any good without the
enforcement relation anyways.

> 
>     > What happens after that, is entirely up to us. Personally, I'm not
>     > actively monitoring the edits in my neighbourhood. Maybe I should, but
>     > I'm already spending too much time on OSM, as it is.
> 
>     It's quite easy actually, I use an RSS feed to warn me about it. Just
>     mark a bounding box:
> 
>     http://zverik.osm.rambler.ru/whodidit/
> 
> My bounding box would comprise all of Belgium...

You can do that but split it up in area's, it would probably be 10 RSS
feeds to capture belgium.  I have 3 area's  I monitor.


>  
> 
>     When I see something that catches my attention, I analyse the changeset
>     here:
> 
>     http://osmhv.openstreetmap.de
> 
> I'll have to try that one. I wasn't aware of it. Thanks>  

Also not patented :)